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Main Street Films | Release Date: November 7, 2014
Summary: East Germany. Summer, late 70’s. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij’s apparent death, Nelly Senff (Jördis Triebel) decides to escape from behind the Berlin Wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West. But soon her past starts to haunt her as the Allied Secret Service begin to question Wassilij’s mysterious disappearance. Is he still alive? Was he a spy? Plagued by her past and fraught with paranoia, Nelly is forced to choose between discovering the truth about her former lover and her hopes for a better tomorrow.

Details

Runtime: 102 min
Rating: Rated R for a sex scene, brief nudity and violence
Official Site: http://www.west-film.com/
Production: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Genres: Drama
Country: Germany
Languages: English, German, Russian, Polish
Director Credit
Christian Schwochow Director
Writer Credit
Heide Schwochow Screenplay
Julia Franck Novel: "Lagerfeuer"
Cast Credit
Alexander Scheer Hans Pischke
Andreas Nickl Gerd Becker
Angelika Böttiger Dame Vom Ärztlichen Dienst
Anja Antonowicz Krystyna
Carlo Ljubek Wassilij
Diana Maria Breuer Beamtin 1
Gabriele Schulze Frau Breitscheit
Hacky Rumpel Nachbar
Hendrik Arnst Pförtner Neumann
Indre Bogdan Frau Mit Roten Haaren
Jacky Ido John Bird
Jördis Triebel Nelly Senff
Michael Benthin Arthur Wilhelm
Michael Witte Joachim Fierlinger
Polina Voskresenskaya Jelena
Rike Eckermann Britische Geheimdienstlerin
Ryszard Ronczewski Krystina's Father
Stefan Lampadius Jürgen Lüttich
Tania Carlin Britische Geheimdienstlerin In Zivil
Tatjana Berges Großmutter Von Jelena
Tristan Göbel Alexej Senff
Winnie Böwe Susanne
Producer Credit
Barbara Buhl Producer: WDR
C.C. Hang Executive Producer
Christoph Friedel Co-Producer
Cooky Ziesche Producer: RBB
Georg Steinert Producer: Arte
Helge Sasse Co-Producer
Katrin Schlösser Co-Producer
Stefanie Gross Producer: SWR
Thomas Kufus Producer